Extended-range probabilistic forecasts of Ganges and Brahmaputra floods in Bangladesh

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1493-1514

  Webster, Peter J ^a   Jian, Jun ^a   Hopson, Thomas M ^b   Hoyos, Carlos D ^a   Agudelo, Paula A ^a   Chang, Hai Ru ^a   Curry, Judith A ^a   Grossman, Robert L ^c   Palmer, Timothy N ^d   Subbiah, A R ^e  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Colorado Research Associates Division ^*  (United States)

^d EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^e Hosted by Asian Disaster Preparedness Center   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANGLADESH; BRAHMAPUTRA; CLIMATE FORECASTS; DEVELOPING ECONOMIES; FORECAST SYSTEMS; LARGE RIVERS; OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS; PROBABILISTIC FORECASTS; PROBABILISTIC PREDICTION; RIVER BASINS; RIVER SYSTEMS; SEASONAL FORECASTS; USER COMMUNITIES;

RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RIVERS; WATERSHEDS;

FORECASTING;

EID: 77955484380     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010BAMS2911.1     Document Type: Article

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